Cane or parasol watch



(No Model.)

' J. W'. ALLEN. GANE OB. PARASOL WATCH. No.'409,267. Patented Aug. 20, 1889.

, UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

JAMES XV. ALLEN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CANE OR PARASOL WATCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 409,267', dated August 20, 1889.

l Application filed August 20, 1888. Serial No. 283,239. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JAMES W. ALLEN, of St. Louis, Missouri, have made a new and useful Improvement in Cane or Parasol Vatches, of which the following` is a full, clear, and exact description.

The structure completed has y the appearance of a cane or of a parasol-stick, and the watch-movement and the bezel, cap, or case used to inclose or cover the movement forms the top or tip of the structure.

The improvement consists, mainly, in combining the watch-movement with the stick of the cane, parasol, or analogous article in such a manner as thereby to utilize the stick not only as a watch-movement holder, but also as a means for effecting the winding of the watch, substantially as is hereinafter set forth and claimed, aided by the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, and exhibiting the most desirable mode of carrying out the improvement, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cane having the improvement. Fig. 2 is aview, partly sectional and partly in elevation, et the same, the section at the upper end of the cane being on the line2 2 et Fig. 3. The watch-movement is in edge elevation, and the ferrule at the lower end of the cane is in section. Fig. 3 is a plan of the structure. Fig. 4 is a plan with the bezel removed. Fig. is a vertical section on theline 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is avertical section on theline G of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 4; and Fig. Sis a. plan of the cup, which with the watchmovement and part-s immediately therewith connected forms the upper end of the cane. The holder-stem is shown in section.

The views of the drawings are upon various scales, and the same letters of reference denote the same parts.

The watch-movement A, Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, G, and 7, and the stick B, saving as they are modiiied by the improvement in question, are of the customary forms, respectively.

C represents a part attached to the stick B. Its upper portion c is preferably cupshaped, as shown, and that part will hereinafter be styled the cup Its lower portion c is in the form of a socket to receive the upper end of the stick. The socket is threaded wherewith it is wound.

at o2 to enable the cup to be screwed onto the stick, substantially as is shown in Fig. 2. When the cup and stick are thus united, they can be rotated upon the longitudinal axis of the stick as a single piece. rlhe watch-movement A is held in and attached to a circular holder D, which in turn rests upon the cup. The watch-movement A has the' usual stem a,

The stem has fastened to it a pinion E, Figs. 4 and G.

The cup O at its top is provided with or is shaped to form what is substantially a crownwheel c3, Figs. 2, 5, 6, 7, and S. The pinion E engages with the crown-wheel c3. By holding the holder D stationary and rotating the stick and cup the stem ais rotated and the watchmovement wound up. The watch-movement is inclosed at the top by means of a suitable bezel F, which is secured in position in any suitable manner, as by allowing the flange f of the bezel to fit onto the flange d, Fig. 6, of the holder D.

The watch-movement A is secured in the holderD so that the movement and holder are held as a single part in the cup O. The preferable mode of uniting the movement and the holder is by means of the lugs d 7d?, broken lines Fig. 4, and the screw d', Figs. 4 and 7. The lugs are attached to the watch-movement and pass under the flange d of the holder D, and the screw d is screwed into the holder D and its head projects over the watch-movement. A portion ot' the screw-head is removed to enable the bezel to be attached, as described. By turning the screw half around its head clears the watch-movement, leaving the last-named part free to be withdrawn from the holder.

The holder D is constructed to receive the projecting stem a and pinion E, Fig. G, and it is provided with a flange d2, which incloses the crown-wheel c3, and at its lower edge bears upon the shoulder c4 of the cup, substantially as shown in Figs. 5, G, and 7. The holder is extended downward to form a stem d3, Fig. 2. The stem passes downward through and is journaled in a partition c5 et the cup O, and beneath the partition the stein is threaded to receive the nut d* and the j ani-nut d5, by which means the holder D, together with all the parts above the holder D, is fastened to the cup, so that it cannot be detached therefrom, but so that the cup and the holder can be turned upon each other-that is, when the stick and cup rotate to wind the watehmovement, as described, the upper edge oi the cup slides beneath the holder-flange (Z2 and the partition ci turns upon the stein di.

Aprominent feature ot the construction is, contriving the parts so that no opening shall occur through which dirt may penetrate the Watch-movement. It will be noticed that there is no such opening, unless possibly around the post-pin G, Figs. l and 5, used setting' the hands a. of the Watch-movement. This push-pin projects through the rim ot' the holder D, as shown, and it is operated as in ordinary watches.

To prevent any undue shock from being transmitted to the watch-movement in using the device as a cane, the cane is provided with a cushion ll, preferably in the form oi a rubber plug inserted in the ferrule 71, Fig. 2. So far as cushioning the watch-movement concerned, it' immaterial in what manner the watch-movement is attached to the upper end ofthe stick, whether directly or indirectly, or what sert otl cushion is employed,provided the structure is suited to the purposes ol a cane or parasol Watch.

I clainrl. The combination of the watch-movement, the stick, the cup, the holder, the pinion, the bezel, and the pushspin, said cup having' the crown-wheel, partition, and socket, and said holder inclosing the watch-movement and having the stem journaled in and held beneath said partition, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the Watch-1novenient, the pinion, the cup having the crown-Wheel and the partition, and the holder having the steln, said stem being held longitudinally in said partition, substantially as described.

The combination oli' Athe Watch-movement,

the pinion, the cup having the crown-Wheel, and the holder having the stem, said watchinovement being secured to said holder, and said holder-stem being held longitudinally in vsaid cup, substantially as described.

et. The combination ofthe watch-m ovelnen t, the stick, the cup, the holder, and the pinion, said watch-movenient being attached to said holder, said cup having the crown-wheel. and socket, and said holder at its Vrim turning upon-the upper end of the cup and having a stem which is held. longitudinally in the cup, substantially as described.

5. The combination of thel watch-movement, the holder, and the cup, said watch-movenlent being held in said holder, and said holder turning upon the upper end ot the cup, inclosing said. Watch-moronient beneath and having a stem heldlongitudinally Within said cup, substantially as described.

G. The combination of the Watch-movement, the holder, and the cup, said holderinelosing said. Watchanovement beneath, and said cup sustaining said holder and inclosi'ng Vit beneath, substantially as described.

'7. The combination oli' the cup having the partition and socket, the holder having the stem passing through said partition and eonlined beneath it, and the stick detachably held in said socket, substantially as described.

8. The combination ot' the stick, the watchmovement, and the cushion, said, watch-movement being connected with the upper end oli' said stick, and the cushion heilig applied to the lou'er end of said stick, substantially as described.

f). The combination, in a cane or par* sol Watch, of the Wateh-movenlent, the watcl1- movement holder, and. the cane or parasol stick, said cane or stick at its end being at:- tached to a part which is ,iournzrled in said Watehsmovcment holder and in engagement. `With the watch-winding mechanism lor the purpose of ellecting the windingot the watchv movement.

fitness my hand.

JAMES W. Alli/lili Witnesses: 

